In a city full of dogs, here are San Francisco's most popular pooch names

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What can a city's pup names tell us about the place?

In San Francisco there are Bentos and Bobas, Wifis and Teslas and, in recent years, Bernies and Baracks. The names we give our pets reflect our pleasures (like tapioca-filled Boba tea), our career aspirations and, unsurprisingly, our politics.

SFGATE sifted through the last five years of San Francisco dog license registrations and found no pets named Trump (though two Donalds), nor Melania or Ivanka. We did find three registered Clintons, one Barack and 13 Bernies.

The most common theme for dog names in San Francisco is less divisive — and more enjoyable — than politics. Cheerio, Cocoa Puff, Snickers, French Fry. Humans love food, and we want to call our pets by that which we adore.

This created some humorous juxtapositions within the license registry: Three rows above Jimmy Dean (a singer and a breakfast sausage) was Tofu. A few pages later came Dieter, followed by multiple Pinots and at least a dozen Whiskeys.

While most of San Francisco's top names were standard fare, one standard shares a name with a lovable Giants star, Buster Posey.